MOPT Finally Replaces Red Traffic Light That Shone Yellow
October 28th, 2009 | by admin |It took a report and photo by the Spanish language daily, La Nación, to move the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) to fix a malfunctioning traffic light in Curridabat.
It appears that the traffic light at the “Los Figueres” cross at the entrance to the Florencio del Castillo (San José-Cartago) was illuminating a yellow light instead of a red.
A normal light displays green at the bottom, yellow in the middle and red the top light. The malfunctioning light had the top yellow instead of red.
The error, which witnesses say has been that way for the last two weeks, was evident on the westbound lanes.
Mario Chavarría, subdirector de Ingeniería de Tránsito, told the La Nación that a few days back work crews installed a lens different than that normally used and from up close it appears red, but from a distance it appears yellow.
However, it took the La Nación story to more the MOPT into instant action.
